Biography

Auriel Oram Sandstead was the niece of Clyde Leslie Sandstead. Prior to being married, she taught at Midway and Buckingham. She was a founding member of the Colorado Quilting Council in 1978 and President of the Board of Directors in 1979.

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Sources: Letter dated 1993 July 20 from Auriel S[andstead] to Elma and Water Stewart. RG SC79, Walter Stewart Collection of the Clyde L. Stanley Materials, Box A: Miscellaneous Items, Folder: Sandstead, Auriel, Archival Services, James A. Michener Library, University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, Colorado, USA; Colorado Quilting Council, Inc. "CQC History." Available [Online]: http://www.coloradoquiltcouncil.com/html/cqchistory.html, accessed 2006 July 6.